Allwood BW

Jun 27, 2024 | bmjopenrespres.bmj.com | Allwood BW |Victor Vega |Víctor Manuel Villalba Vega |Javier Cabrera-Sanchez |Sharon Rodriguez

DiscussionWe reviewed studies on individual risk factors for TB recurrence, relapse or reinfection and document a wide array of sociodemographic and behavioural factors, clinical and treatment characteristics of the previous episode, and comorbidities that have been investigated over the past four decades.

Oct 9, 2023 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Allwood BW |Byrne AL |Marais BJ |Mitnick CD

TuberculosisRESPIRATORY MEDICINE (see Thoracic Medicine)PUBLIC HEALTHTo our knowledge, this will be the first prospective study to investigate post-tuberculosis lung damage (PTLD) in a Chinese population with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This study will contribute to knowledge concerning the development and biomarkers of PTLD related to cigarette smoking.

Sep 10, 2023 | erj.ersjournals.com | Anthony Byrne |Allwood BW |Brian Allwood |Ingrid Schoeman

To the Editor:We read with interest the systematic review by Ivanova et al. [1], recently published in the European Respiratory Review, highlighting significant long-term lung function impairment experienced by people that survive tuberculosis (TB).